I shed a tear for times gone by
and all that I had learned;
I shed a tear for the past
and everything that can’t be turned back;

For all I’ve known and all
I’ve taken for granted in this life

I am touched by a history
I’ve never known or understood.

And who I am and from where I’ve come
are more important to me now.

Nothing can be taken away
even though I am not at home.

I shed a tear for times gone by,
And the relentlessness of change.

I shed a tear for the experience
of whatever makes me whole,

For all I am and all I’ve seen,
what’s important to me now,
Is that nothing can be taken away.
I’m already what I am.